____ _ _ _ _ / ___| _| |__ ___ _ __| | __ _ _ __ __| (_) | | | | | | '_ \ / _ \ '__| | / _` | '_ \ / _` | | | |__| |_| | |_) | __/ | | |__| (_| | | | | (_| | | \____\__, |_.__/ \___|_| |_____\__,_|_| |_|\__,_|_| |___/ I design, build, and validate detection systems โ from architecture to alert.
Most of my work is hands-on: I build lab environments, write detection rules from real-world traffic, and document everything โ including failures. My focus is understanding how attacks actually look in network data and how to detect them before the attacker gains a foothold.
PCAP-based investigation series. Each operation analyzes real-world malware traffic, reconstructs the attack chain, and produces validated Suricata detection rules.
| Operation | Title | Malware Family | Rules | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA-01 | You Dirty Rat! | STRRAT | 3 Suricata | โ Complete |
| PA-02 | Lumma in the Room-ah | Lumma Stealer | 13 Suricata | โ Complete |
| PA-03 | The Ghost in the Wire | GhostWeaver RAT | 16 Suricata + 3 Sigma | โ Complete |
32 Suricata rules validated across 3 operations. 3 Sigma rules identified and deferred to Operation Prism Box.
A three-part SOC lab series. Each operation builds on the last: from manual detection to SIEM to full DMZ architecture with proactive defense.
| Operation | Focus | Status |
|---|---|---|
| IW01 | Foundational SOC โ Snort IDS, manual correlation | โ Complete |
| IW02 | Graylog SIEM โ web enumeration detection, SSH compromise invisible | โ Complete |
| IW03 | DMZ hardening, full log pipeline, DDoS Detection Suite | โ Complete |
Elastic Stack SIEM + Suricata IDS/IPS + Elastic Defend EDR + Atomic Red Team + Shuffle SOAR. Proactive detection methodology โ writing Sigma + Suricata rules from simulated attack scenarios with cross-telemetry correlation.
| Phase | Focus | Status |
|---|---|---|
| PB-01 | Elastic Stack install + EDR implementation | ๐ Planned |
| PB-02 | Atomic Red Team attack scenarios, Sigma + Suricata rule development | ๐ Planned |
| PB-03 | Hardening, full detection suite, Shuffle SOAR + playbook automation | ๐ Planned |
I design, build, and validate detection systems โ from architecture to alert.